guide

1. 1.

   direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

   Synonymssteermaneuvermanoeuvermanoeuvredirectpointheadchannelizechannelise

   Broadercontrol

   Narrowerdocksheerpull overhelmcrabnavigatestand outstarboardconnchannel
2. 2.

   take somebody somewhere

   “We lead him to our chief”

   “can you take me to the main entrance?”

   “He conducted us to the palace”

   Synonymsleadtakedirectconduct

   Narrowerbeaconhandmisleadusher
3. 3.

   be a guiding or motivating force or drive

   “The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses”

   Synonymssteer

   Broaderdirect
4. 4.

   use as a guide

   “They had the lights to guide on”

   Synonymsguide on

   Broaderorient
5. 5.

   pass over, across, or through

   “He ran his eyes over her body”

   “She ran her fingers along the carved figurine”

   “He drew her hair through his fingers”

   Synonymsrundrawpass

   Narrowerrubthread

Other forms of guide

plural

guides·

past tense

guided·

present participle

guiding·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about guide

What does guide mean?

guide means "someone employed to conduct others". That is the primary sense; the word has 11 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in guide?

guide has 1 syllable: guide. In IPA it is /ˈɡaɪd/.

What is another word for guide?

Close synonyms include usher, guidebook, template, templet, scout. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is guide a common word?

guide is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with guide?

1 word rhymes with guide. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.